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No. 373,316 Patented Nov, 15, 1887.

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EXTENSIONTABLE.

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EXTENSION TABLE.

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EXTENSIONTABLE. No. 373,316. Patented Now-15, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

TABER SKINNER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

EXTENSION-TABLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part ofLetters Patent No. 373,316, dated November 15, 1887. Application filed February 1, 1887. Serial No. 226,168. (No model.)

- To aZZ whom itmay concern Be it known that I, TABER SKINNER, a citizen of the United States,'residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Extension Dining- Tables; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

This invention has relation to extension dining-tables, and has for its object the provision of a novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts for'conveniently disposing of the folding extensible leaves when not in use and for supporting and locking the same when extended.

My invention has for its further object the provision of novel means for supporting the supplementary leaves when the latter are lifted, and, finally, in the provision of a drawer and certain details of construction by which the table is rendered more convenient and useful than the extension-tables hitherto-in use.

My invention consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter described and specifically claimed, and as shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1. is a perspective view of the table with all the leaves folded. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the tablewith all the leaves extended. Fig. 3 is a perspective view, partly extended. Fig. dis a vertical longitudinal section of the table with leaves folded. Fig.

5 is avertic'al transverse section online X X of Fig. 4, and Fig. 6 is a plan view of the leafsupporting frame. Fig. 7 is a vertical longitudinal section of the table extended. Fig. 8 is a vertical longitudinal section of the leaves detached from the table and extended. Fig; 9 is a sectional view of the leaves detached from the table and folded. Fig. 10 is a plan View of a portion of the table.

A designates the body of the table, consisting of a rectangular box-like structure or frame constructed and adapted toreceive asliding drawer, B, which is inserted and withdrawn from one side and which may be conveniently used to contain different articles of table-service. The body or frame A is supported by the legs a a on one side and by the central standard, b, on the other side, and "is provided with a top, B, having projecting edges on all sides. The side or edge 0 constitutes the end of the table proper when folded, and has hinged to it the foldingsupplementary leaf 0. When the latter is elevated, it is supported by the hinged oblique braces c, which are caused to automatically interlock or engage with the cleats or plates 0', attached to one side of the frame A, by means of the bent springs 0 secured to the under side of the leaf and impinging against the lower portions of the braces. 7 When the leafG is lowered, the braces supported upon and v by the springs pass under the frame A, and, being notched at c, interlock with a bar or flange, d, on the bottom of the frame A, thus holding the leaf in a rigid position and preventing it from being accidentally swung or displaced.

D designates a supplementary frame supported on legsd cl and adapted to be moved in and out, according as the table is extended or folded, and which constitutes one of the end supports of the extended table. This frame is provided with a narrowtop board, D, to which is hinged a supplementary leaf, D,corresponding to the leaf 0 and supported when raised by the folding leg D. When the table is extended,the folding extension-leaves are spread and lie between the frames A D, or between their top boards, being flush and even therewith. The folding extensible leaves are designated, respectively, E F G, and are hinged together at the upper and lower angles of their meeting edges alternately, so that they may be folded one upon the other. Theleaf E is-connected to the body A of the table by means of the pivotal or link bars H, which will allow the leaf to turn on its bearings in said links and the latter to turn down at the sides of the table, and vice versa. vated, there is a narrow space left between its edge and the adj aoent edge of the tabletop B, and this spa'ce is occupied by a narrow folding strip, e, hinged to the table-top, and having one edge beveled to coincide with the inner beveled edge of the leaf E. The strip e is locked when turned down by means of dowels entering holes in the leaves of its'hinges and by means of the buttons or latches c, pivoted to the bars H. The outer edge of the leaf G and the corresponding edge of the board D are also beveled to fit snugly and tightly together, and are interlocked when the table is extended by dowel-pins in one entering sockets in the other. IVhen the leaves E F G are folded and turned down, they lie one against the other in the position shown in Fig.4-tl1at is, vertically, with the under side of the leaf E against the side ofthe frame A and their upper edges below the table level. The frame D being moved inwardly, its top meets the strip 0, their beveled edgcseorrcsponding and fitting closely together, the dowel-pins in the top board, D, entering holes in socketplates fastened to the edge of the strip e. \Vhen the leaves are extended, they are supported upon and by a frame-work, II, which consists of a series of bars constituting two skeleton frames,I I, each composed of five bars hinged together so as to fold horizontally or in the direction of their length. The two inner or intermediate transverse bars, h h, of the respective frames are hinged together at their lower edges, so as to fold at right angles to the plane of the bars it if, while the transverse bar h at oneextremity is rigidly secured to the frame D below the top thereof. The transverse bar It at the other extremity is attached to a metallic brace or frame, K, which is divided into three parts, 7r h hinged together, the horizontal part It being rigidly secured to the standard I) and the L-shaped part k rigidly secured to the transverse bar If. When the extension-leaves are folded and in the position shown in Fig. 4, the frame K embraces them, the L-shaped portion 70' extending over their upper edges. The folding of the frames I 1 causes their bars to come close together in ahorizontal transverse direction and to fill the space above the leaves and between the frames A D. In this way all the folding parts are rendered compact and the space available utilized to the best advantage. A spring-latch, L, attached to the frame A and extending outward, engages with the trans verse bar h and supports the framework H. It also engages with the bar h" when the frame is extended. A dowel-pin projecting from the bar h enters a hole or socket in the side of the frameA and affords additional support to the parts.

In order to obtain access to the folded extensible leaves, the strip 0 has first to be lifted, the frames A D being first slightly separated, after which the latch L is disengaged and the frame-work and brace K let down. The frames AD are then drawn apart and the leaves raised and extended, after which the bar 72 is again interlocked with the latch L, said bar having a notch, It", in which the latch fits. The leaves are now firmly supported by the frame-work H, and are practically as secure as if permanently fastened in horizontal positions.

To retain the frames A D securely together when the table is folded, the mechanism shown in Fig. 5 is employed. The section D carries two horizontalinwardlyprojectingarms,l\I M, slotted near their ends, while one side of the frame A is mortised or slotted at M M to re ceive said arms, the latter passing through the slots M, protected by slotted plates m, when the table is folded.

To the inner side of the board A of frame A is pivoted a lever, N, carrying rods a, having fingers or bolts n" on their outer ends, which, when the lever is turned, enter the slots in the ends of the arms M and lock the same.

A rod, 0, connected to the long end of lever N and passing thence out at one end of the frame A, is coupled to a cam or eccentric lever, 1?, by adjusting which the lever is operated. When the lever is turned down, its

shape causes it to impinge against the table and lock the rod and lever.

What I claim as my invention is as follows:

1. In a folding extensiontable, the combination, with the adjustable end frames, of intermediate folding leaves hinged together and coupled by pivotal connections to one of said frames, and a folding supporting-frame consisting of the two frames I I, hinged together and each formed of a series of hinged bars, 2', substantially as described.

2. In a folding extension-table, the combination, with the separable end frames, of the intermediate folding leaves, hinged together as dcscribed,one of said leaves being connected to one of the end frames by links and double pivotal or hinge connections, substantially as described.

3. In a folding extension-table, the combination,with the leaves E F G, hinged together, of the end frame. A, links H H, connecting the leaf E to said frame, hinged strip 0, connected to said frame, and the buttons or fastenings c, pivoted to said links, substantially as de scribed.

4. In a folding extension-table, the combination, with the two separable end frames, A D, and the intermediate folding leaves, E F G, permanently hinged to one of said frames, of a folding supporting-frame consisting of the two frames I I, composed each of a series of laterally-folding side bars,i,and transverse end bars, h h, and a brace, K, hinged to one of the frames, I, and to the table-frame A, said frames I I being hinged together by a horizontal pintle, substantially as described.

5. In a folding extension-table, the combination, with the separable end frames, A D, and thefolding or extension leavcs,of the frames I I, hinged together on a horizontal piutle and formed of a number of bars hingedtogether at their ends and adapted to fold together and lie in parallel order, substantially as described.

6. In a folding extension-table, the combination of the separable end frames, A D, leaves E F G, latch L, attached to the upper part of frame A and projecting inwardly therefrom, and the folding frame II, connected to the frame D and adapted to fold toward the frame A and under said latch, substantially as described.

7. In a folding extension-table, the combiporting frame, of the bar or frame I, made in nation, with the end frames, A D, the folding intermediate leaves, and the folding leafsupor brace K, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I hinged sections and adapted to be folded or have hereunto set my hand this 25th day of turned up so as to embrace the folding leaves, January, 1887.

substantially as described. TABER SKINNER.

8. In a folding extensiontable, the oombi- -\Witnesses:

nation, with the separable end frames, A D, WILL H. POWELL,

of the slotted arms M, the lever N, rods n, bolts R. DALE SPARHAWK.

n, rod 0, and lever P, and the hinged frame [0' 

